KUALA TERENGGANU – The Terengganu PAS government has defended its gender segregation policy for music and dance events against criticisms by various civil groups.<\/p>\n
Tourism, Culture and Information Technology state exco Ariffin Deraman (pic) insisted that the 11 guidelines for organisers were to ensure proper control of situations during such events.<\/p>\n
The guidelines, which will apply throughout the state, include segregation between male and female performers as well as among the audience.<\/p>\n
Performances should also be conducted separately, with women only allowed to dance and sing before a female audience in a closed venue.<\/p>\n
Dance shows performed by female dancers, said Ariffin, were not allowed to be shown in public.<\/p>\n
However, he said actors and actresses in theatre could share the same stage as long as the performances were not too excessive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was no problem during the closing of the recent Pesta Pantai (Beach Festival) where men and women shared the stage. The performances weren\u2019t too excessive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For performances by non-Muslims and for the non-Muslim audience, he said each event would be looked into on a case-by-case basis. – thestar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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